A small fan flies to the firefly.
Day and night are as cool as water,
Sit and watch the morning glory and Vega.
Appreciation: The poem "Silver candle Qiu Guang painted a cold screen, and a small fan fluttered on the firefly." Autumn Night by Du Mu, a poet in Tang Dynasty.
This poem is about the lonely life and desolate mood of frustrated maids.
"Silver candle Qiu Guang painted a cold screen and a small fan flew to fireflies." It painted a picture of life in the deep palace. In the autumn night, the white candle gives off a faint light, which adds a bit of cool color to the picture on the screen. A lonely maid-in-waiting is beating the flying fireflies with a small fan. The bleak life of the ladies-in-waiting can be imagined. In ancient poems, autumn fans are often used as metaphors for abandoning wives. It also symbolizes the fate of the maid-in-waiting who holds the fan being abandoned.
Day and night are as cool as water. "Day steps" are the stone steps in the palace. "The night is as cold as water" means that the night is deep and chilly, so it's time to go in and have a rest. But the maid-in-waiting is still sitting on the stone steps, looking up at Altair and Vega on both sides of the Milky Way. Because Penny Weaver's story touched her heart, reminded her of her unfortunate life experience and made her yearn for sincere love.